9/24 Yankems @ SOX 7:10PM

[vegasbob]

How does Vazquez stay fat with a big roll above the waist while catching 85% of the games? He must eat 5000 calories per day

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Kay and Conehead are so happy in the booth they're thinking of sharing a room after the game.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

How does Vazquez stay fat with a big roll above the waist while catching 85% of the games? He must eat 5000 calories per day

 

Could be water retention.

[vegasbob]

Kay and Conehead are so happy in the booth they're thinking of sharing a room after the game.

 

Throw them in the sack with Sterling and that with Waldman. They deserve each other in a pig pile

[vegasbob]

Could be water retention.

 

Then he should go take a leak between innings

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Throw them in the sack with Sterling and that with Waldman. They deserve each other in a pig pile

 

Even Pornhub wouldn't show that.

[vegasbob]

Vaz cruisin to 2nd so he can steal the signs

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Goodnight, Vegas, time to go watch some Billy Bob Thornton.

[vegasbob]

All joking aside, they will regret that loss . Puts a lot of pressure on Erod Sunday and he will fold like a cheap suit as he tries to bail out a win in the series final

as they battle for the first WC spot

[Old Red]

How does Vazquez stay fat with a big roll above the waist while catching 85% of the games? He must eat 5000 calories per day

 

All the bigger guys look like Fred Flintstone in those yellow Jersey.

[vegasbob]

Goodnight, Vegas, time to go watch some Billy Bob Thornton.

 

Say hi to Billy for me, he is formidable

[vegasbob]

All the bigger guys look like Fred Flintstone in those yellow Jersey.

 

Thank goodness those trash bin souvenirs are now gone

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

All joking aside, they will regret that loss . Puts a lot of pressure on Erod Sunday and he will fold like a cheap suit as he tries to bail out a win in the series final

as they battle for the first WC spot

 

And on that happy note, see ya's tomorrow.

[moonslav59]

Well, that sucked.

 

Nice to see TOR losing, but we need to make a statement, tomorrow.

 

Not much good to talk about, and I'm going to avoid going negative on anyone, tonight.

[redsoxrules]

The winning streak was going to end at some point. Toronto lost so still in good shape for the wild card

[moonslav59]

The winning streak was going to end at some point. Toronto lost so still in good shape for the wild card

 

I was really hoping the Yanks would miss the playoffs, and it might still happen.

 

It would be very nice if we knocked them back 2 pegs, this weekend.

 

One at a time, boys!

[d-money]

Have to bounce back tomorrow.

[d-money]

The winning streak was going to end at some point. Toronto lost so still in good shape for the wild card

 

I want the top wildcard. At home for a playoff game. This team has to show up against these winning ball clubs.

[redsoxrules]

I want the top wildcard. At home for a playoff game. This team has to show up against these winning ball clubs.

 

Sox own the tie breaker for both the Jays and Yankees. So the one game lead is more like a 2 game lead. Yankees or Jay's would need to flat out have a better record to for them to be at home

[jacksonianmarch]

I have said and will continue to say that the Yanks are the more talented team. When they play to their potential, they should beat the Sox. Their issue is consistency. They smash the Sox on Friday, but it would surprise me little if the Yanks score 4 runs total today and tomorrow and lose the series

[Old Red]

I have said and will continue to say that the Yanks are the more talented team. When they play to their potential, they should beat the Sox. Their issue is consistency. They smash the Sox on Friday, but it would surprise me little if the Yanks score 4 runs total today and tomorrow and lose the series

 

I agree, and like I said before Judge, and Stanton are pounding the ball now compared to the last time they were in Boston, which has made a big difference.

[iortiz]

I have said and will continue to say that the Yanks are the more talented team. When they play to their potential, they should beat the Sox. Their issue is consistency. They smash the Sox on Friday, but it would surprise me little if the Yanks score 4 runs total today and tomorrow and lose the series

 

IMO the Yankees are plenty loaded with overrated and made-of-crystal players who time to time play well but most of the time don't. That's it.

 

Also Devers, XB, JD, Shwarber, Verdugo, Dalbec, Kike, Renfroe, Sale, Eovaldi, Taylor, Whitlock, Houck, etc are better than their yankees peers.

[moonslav59]

I have said and will continue to say that the Yanks are the more talented team. When they play to their potential, they should beat the Sox. Their issue is consistency. They smash the Sox on Friday, but it would surprise me little if the Yanks score 4 runs total today and tomorrow and lose the series

 

The "if they play to their potential" is a loaded gun.

 

What if JD hit 100-150 points higher? (His clear potential)

What if Devers hit 30-50 points higher? (What he did pre-prime)

What if Bogey hit 50 points higher? (His 2018 number)

What is Dalec's potential? (150 higher like 2020 or maybe 80 higher-like his last 100gms)

What about Vaz? (Near .800 from 2019-2020, but now 130 lower)

Verdugo? (60 points higher, least year and nearing prime, now)

Sale? (Just about to start to get his inning/game to increase)

Pivetta? (Shown stretches of plus pitching)

Houck? Whitlock?

Barnes? (Just a return to 2016-2019 form would be a huge bump)

 

The biggest Yankee under performer in Torres, but the choice to play him out of position is part of who the Yankees are.

 

I'm done counting injuries as some sort of surprise or bad luck for you guys. It's who you are. Sure, injury prone players often have a ton of "potential," and you made that abundantly clear about Eovalid, Sale and ERod, to name a few last March, but many of your players are expected to be hurt much of the time, so their "potential" should not be an expected entity.

 

[Old Red]

IMO the Yankees are plenty loaded with overrated and made-of-crystal players who time to time play well but most of the time don't. That's it.

 

Also Devers, XB, JD, Shwarber, Verdugo, Dalbec, Kike, Renfroe, Sale, Eovaldi, Taylor, Whitlock, Houck, etc are better than their yankees peers.

 

Both teams have been very hot, and both teams have been very cold it’s just a question of which team on both sides shows up.

[Old Red]

Both teams have been very hot, and both teams have been very cold it’s just a question of which team on both sides shows up.

 

The first part of the season the Sox had the Yankees number, but the second part of the season the Yankees have had the Sox number, so right now I would give the Yankees the edge.

[moonslav59]

Batting (listed in order of most PAs in 2021)

.711 LeMahieu

.908 Judge (on pace for 2nd most career PAs set in '17)

.862 Stanton (On pace for 4X the PAs of 2019-2020 combined)

.698 Torres (2nd highest career PAs- continued decline from '20)

.692 Gardner (5th in team PAs says all we need to know)

.756 Sanchez (Maybe the worst defensive catcher in MLB)

.679 Urshela (413 PAs and about 150 pts lower than '19-'20)

.679 Odor (351 PAs too many)

.768 Voit (240 PAs- was expected to have way more)

.633 Frazier (IL) 218

.762 Gallo (201 PAs w Yanks)

.658 Higashioka

.780 Rizzo

.667 Andujar (IL)

.688 Wade

 

ERA+ Pitchers listed by most IP

30+ IP

139 Cole (185 in '19> 151 in '20 as he moves past 30)

121 Montgomery (should reach career IP & ERA+ marks)

97 Taillon (2nd highest IP of career)

97 German (2nd highest IP of career)

155 Cortes (the unexpected bright spot)

130 Green (career high IP- last 100 IP of solid pitching)

113 Kluber (hard to project what he was going to do)

157 Luetge (blowing career IP & ERA+ marks away)

191 Loaisiga (more than doubled career IP & ERA+ marks)

132 M King (58 IP)

125 Chapman (Imploded then got hurt)

135 Peralta (39 IP with career highest ERA+)

154 Cessa (38 IP)

82 Abreau (36)

59 Heaney (36)

 

 

[moonslav59]

The first part of the season the Sox had the Yankees number, but the second part of the season the Yankees have had the Sox number, so right now I would give the Yankees the edge.

 

After watching a whole season of see-saws and flip-flops, why keep putting your faith in most recent trends?

 

All year, I've heard people say bench Devers, then Renfroe and Kike, several times Dalbec, and even JD & Schwarber, recently. Almost every time we hear that- BAM! The guy lights it up.

 

Same with team trends. There is no rhyme or reason to when it flips. Some good and bad streaks are just 3-5 games long, some for weeks.

 

Here are two differing views of the Sox season of ups and downs- one based on smaller samples and the other on larger ones- some overlap the goods and bads:

 

0-3

9-0

3-5

4-1

1-3

4-0

0-3

3-0

0-2

4-0

0-2

3-0

0-3

5-0

2-0

0-2

0-2

3-0

2-4

8-0

4-7

6-1

3-10

4-1

1-3

5-1

0-3

4-0

0-3

2-1

0-2

7-0

0-1

 

Longer cherry-picked samples

9-3

4-6

9-4

3-5

12-5

7-8

10-1

2-6

7-2

3-11

6-4

6-9

7-1

 

I could do the same for the Yanks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Tedballgame]

I have said and will continue to say that the Yanks are the more talented team. When they play to their potential, they should beat the Sox. Their issue is consistency. They smash the Sox on Friday, but it would surprise me little if the Yanks score 4 runs total today and tomorrow and lose the series

 

I knew as soon as the game was in the bag that you would crawl out of your hole. So predictable! Front running troll.

[Old Red]

After watching a whole season of see-saws and flip-flops, why keep putting your faith in most recent trends?

 

All year, I've heard people say bench Devers, then Renfroe and Kike, several times Dalbec, and even JD & Schwarber, recently. Almost every time we hear that- BAM! The guy lights it up.

 

Same with team trends. There is no rhyme or reason to when it flips. Some good and bad streaks are just 3-5 games long, some for weeks.

 

Here are two differing views of the Sox season of ups and downs- one based on smaller samples and the other on larger ones- some overlap the goods and bads:

 

0-3

9-0

3-5

4-1

1-3

4-0

0-3

3-0

0-2

4-0

0-2

3-0

0-3

5-0

2-0

0-2

0-2

3-0

2-4

8-0

4-7

6-1

3-10

4-1

1-3

5-1

0-3

4-0

0-3

2-1

0-2

7-0

0-1

 

Longer cherry-picked samples

9-3

4-6

9-4

3-5

12-5

7-8

10-1

2-6

7-2

3-11

6-4

6-9

7-1

 

I could do the same for the Yanks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The only thing that matters right now is head to head, and and not what both teams have done against the rest of the league. Pivetta needs to have one of his good games today to have a chance.

[moonslav59]

Each game with the Yanks is a 2 game swing.

 

After today, we are either tied or up 2. That's huge, when so few games are left to play.

 

Looking at the pitchers, especially how well they have been doing recently, the edge should go to Cortes over Pivetta, but the game is at Bodton, and our bats are looking damn good.

 

BTW, it's nice seeing Devers heating up and knowing he has 2 HRs off Cortes in just 4 ABs.